The political establishment
has been rocked in recent years – and Trump’s election, right-wing
populist gains in Europe and the Brexit vote fuel fears that the
far-right is on the rise. The dangers are real enough. However, the
potential for working-class action is often left out of the equation. As
HANNAH SELL explains, its role in combating racism and the far-right is
crucial.

Donald Trump’s brazen
unilateralist ‘America First’ foreign policy is straining to the limits
the architecture of international relations that has mediated the
different interests of the world’s capitalist powers since 1945.

The referendum to scrap the
ban on abortion passed easily with 66.4% to 33.6% on a turnout over 64%,
the highest for any referendum in Ireland. The result was nearly an
exact reversal of the 1983 vote which imposed the ban – except nearly a
million more voted this time. As the government said it would legislate
for abortion up to twelve weeks on request if Yes won, this was a clear
and very strong pro-choice vote.
Socialist Party
(CWI in Ireland) reporters explain how the Yes was won.